Powder recommendation - .223

W-748.
H-335.
H-322.

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I have been using TAC with good results.

Mike

Acc 2200 is a very good powder. It was mil over run about 10 years ago. I bought 2 8lb jugs of it. Now they only show it in 1lb cans.

I've suggested h322 pretty much every time I see thread asking about powder for 223 ar15s. Several reasons I like it is sub moa performance, very clean burning, and one very important factor for me is that its very thrifty. With another common powder like varget, a charge of 26_27 grains is used, where with h322 its more like 21_22 grains, so its basically like you get a free by every fifth or sixth round. It adds up.

I have been using BLC(2) with 55 grain sp's with great accuracy.

I've used all the powders mentioned with pretty good results. AA-2460 is my 'goto' for .223. It's a ball powder, very consistant metering, and burns clean. The .223 is a very easy round to load so have fun finding what your rifle likes.

My Favorites = H335, WC844 and Varget.

Best Powders = H335, H322, WC844, Varget, RL-10x, AR-Comp, AA2230 and X-Terminator.

Others that work well = W748, BL-C(2), WC846, 4895, TAC, AA2460 and AA2520.
I'm sure there are more but those are the ones I know of...

I use H-335 for my bulk loading. Meters well. For my accuracy loads, I've had the best luck with Varget. It doesn't meter so well for me.

I like Varget, but it's better with 62's than 55's. I bought some WC844 for the 55's but the days are too short and cold up here, so I haven't tried it yet.

There are a few places that sell SMP-842, and it looks very promising. But I haven't found anybody that ships it. (I'm not gonna drive all the way to Tennessee to get some.)

I use TAC for 62 and 55 and varget for anything heavier

H335, IMR4895, AR-COMP. Have good results will all 3 powders.

Looking for something clean burning, easy metering that gives consistent results at longer ranges.

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IMR8208. Burns clean, meters great and gives consistent velocities.

H335/WC844(bulk) meters well, shoots good.
Varget for more accurate shooting. As mentioned, doesn't meter as well as H335.

I recently bought 32# of 844, which loads the same as H335. Works great for me.

26.0 gr of Varget or 24 gr of Reloder 15.
This is with 55 gr FMJ's in a 20" 1 in 9 twist. OAL 2.230

I've used both powders with excellent results.
The gun store was out of RL-15 so I tried Varget, otherwise I never would've changed from RL-15.

Your barrel length or twist rate may or may not do as well.

This will be my first attempt at rifle reloading and I'd rather find a single powder that will work well for a variety of bullet weights, at least for now.

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Then you want Varget. I don't think you can overcharge it enough to get into trouble; a max load is usually a slightly compressed load. And it's accurate.

Lyman 49th Edition shows H335/WC844 good for loading up to 77G.

I typically use AA2230 with good success, but recently bought a pound of BLC-2 to try as my LGS was out of AA2230. From what I read, it works fine.

BL-C(2)/WC846 will work in the .223 but it's more suited for the other NATO round, the 7.62. The 5.56/.223 powder is H335/WC844.

I prefer H335 over BL-C(2) in the .223 but like you said, it will work. A buddy of mine shoots a lot of .308 ammo in a few service rifles including an M1A. He also shoots some .223 ammo but not as much. He uses nothing but WC846 and bought 6X 8lb jugs about 2 years ago. He likes the results in the .223 but then again, he never did try H335/WC844. (and with 48 pounds of powder he probably never will)